cant work need advise

[mrbrightside1978]

my name is jason and i am presently in the texas army national guard , i am deployed to el paso texas as part of operation jump start, border mission. but lets start at the begining, i moved my famley hear wife, 2 sones 7 and 5, and my doughter 18months, becus it is importent to me to have my family with me. thay told me i would be responsiable for all cost and moveing of my famley wich wasent a big deal to have my family, and moveing them back wouldent be a problem eather becus we where promised 60 to 90 days notice beffor thay pull us off the mission. i got on this mission in july becus we where strugling in the job i had beffor. about a month and a half after getting on this mission wile i was at work and my leg started tingeling like it had fallen asleep i tried to walk it off , but it dident help. i wasent in pain and it dident seam like a reall priorty for me to go to sick call becus thay tend to get made if you go to much of for frivlious reasions. over the next 4-5 months are so the tingeling contenued and my back would hurt me very now and than for maybe a day or two , wich i dident assoceat with my leg and figured was just a little hurt fro sleeping wrong so agen i dident go to sick call. after that point my leg axuley started hurting a little and my back started hurting a littl more frequently as well as other pains i started haveing , so i did start going to sick call. the army doctors would never really preform tests thay would ask my symtoms and miss dignose me and give me pain killers. one doc gave me a refrill to physical therpy wichs took a month and a half to get, about the time i was supposta see the therpest i was given about a weeks notice i was being pulled off the mission. the physical therpest digonesd me with a hurnated disk, wont find out if injury is more siver than that till i get MRI. also the tests the physical therpest gave me agravited my condetion even more now my left leg and arm are both numb and tingeling i have constent pain and moments of intens pain in them, my back severly hurts constent pain tingeling and frequent moments of very intens pain, and this is all with the pain killers, i cant walk more than 150 feet with out seting down, seting down hurts my back standing up hurts it. i had a serious of tests i was seculed to go through MRI and consult with orthopedic surgion etc. iv expresed my concerns about not being able to work becus of my injury once i get off active orders , but thay made me cancel my appointments any ways and have pulled me off and as of the 14th of april i will have no income and not be able to work, thay told me thay will cover me for my injury i asked them what could i do since i cant work and pay bills and thay pretty much told me its not there problem. with very few days left on active duty i am trying to get the doctor or my unit to start med bord so i can get disabelity once i get oue and i am about to contact inspector genarl to see if he can speed up the porcess. now my famley and my self ar going to be stuck in el paso no money to move not able to work all our bills are late and one the first when the time comes to move not only will we not have the money to do it but i not help pack or load the truck iv been left in a bad situawtion and the futcher for my wife and kids looks dark. if any one can pm me with any advise are any thang it would be extreamly apresheated.

 

[goldenviolet]

you are in staff's prayers! ... have you spoke with your unit's chaplin? - maybe there is resources they can help you with? - love, prayers and blessings, dee

 

[inHisgripkim]

You may want to try contacting the local American Red Cross who provides services and who can give you some resources.

 

[HVNbound07]

I have the same problem, I have a ruptured disk and was told it's not bad enough for surgery, and that I"m not disabled enough for disabiity. I had been doing physical labor jobs and had to go through retraining for a different line of work.

You may need to talk to a Lawyer.

I'll be praying for you and hope your feeling better.

 

[mommavelvet]

Do you know how this injury occurred? If it was from something you did in the National Guard, they owe you.

 

[lavenderskies]

I am praying for you.

I suffered from a herniated disc. I noticed my pain in December 2005. I suffered in pain until January 2006. I finally had surgery. My disc was herniated, and my sciatic nerve was being crushed.

I was ignored for a while also, even by the person I was employed by who was a physician!!!
I finally went to a neurologist, and got help.
I feel much better since my surgery.

As far as helping your family. You can check with local churches, and agencies for assistance.

Remember God is with you.